The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-02-05

remark that the leather Of to-day Is
not the leather of former years. For
instance, Uncle George Noe has a pair
Of boots that he has worn, cff aud on,
for the past twenty-five years, aud
there is not yet break in them.
Dickson County Press Esq. ID.
l.. Duke, Of this district, has one son
totally blind, another son with only
Que eye, two sisters who are totally
blind, aud a brother with only one
eye. The five have but Two eyes be-
tween them. This is indeed remarka.
bile and sad affliction. Possibly not
another family in the state is 50 much
deprived Of the gift of sight.
A writer to the Dickson county
Press, in an article urging the necessi-
ty for diversified industries, says that
money is 50 scarce among the farmers
Of Dickson county, and the price OF
agricultural products so low that far
mers of that county are quitting their
fields and going't to the coaling grounds
of cumberland Furnace to saw wood
at 60 cents per cord, to get ready
money.
Memphis Avalanche A serious
attack on the American COttonseed
Oil Company is reported organized in
New Orleans by two Memphis CAPT
talists, who will establish mill on
the cooperative plan. Leading plan
tiers, it is said ,on the, lower Mississippi,
have pledged themselves to furnish
their mill stated number Of tons Of
seed annually, and thus help to break
down the cottonseed oil monopoly.
Matters are progressing rapidly at
the great Roane steel,mill at Cbatta-
nooga. The pumping machinery and
other hydraulic apparatus have ar
rived aud the erection will be pushed
forward with all possible haste. Over
100 men have been constantly EN-,
ployed since asst September convert
ing this plant into steel mill and by
March it will be ready for operation.
From 500 to 800 hands will he EN-
ployed and it will he one of the lar
gest steel-produciug plants in the
country. The works will have ca
pacity of $500 tons per month, over
100 tons per day.
Louie Eppinger, well-knOwn bar
Der of jackson, who has been drink
ing the rast few days, and was weak
from recent nervous prostration, LEFT
his room at a late hour last Monday
: night and while wandering arOunC
aimlessly fell at the gate Of Lizzie
Gardner, a colored woman, who hear
ing noise went out, and seeing TIT
condition of Eppinger, carried him il
= the house, lie expiring almost imme
5 diately. The inquest held rem
: dered verdict in accordance with tn,
above facts. The strange fact com
mented upon was that the stomach o
t the dead man was warm at leas
l twelve hours after death.
e A GAINESVILLE special says Mr.. S
= B. Arms, farmer on the opposit
:. side of the river, found bunch of hi
s cattle yesterday on small island sur
rounded by backwater ABOUT four fee
g deep. He crossed over and forced tn
i cattle to take water and swim out
: except a Jersey bull that urdertoo
It to establish himself monarch of tn
D, island. Mr. Arms caught the bu
Is by the ring in the nose with one hanC
d got his tail in the other, and he an
ID the bull had it round and round unit
the bull fell down and Arms jumpe
y astride his back, catching by bot
l. horns and clamping both feet in III
is animals flank. This frightened tt
lie bull, and he arose quickly to his fee
r uttered uuearthly bellows, and lit OF
We across the water, carrying his rid,
III safely home at rapid gate. If NJ
< Arms had had his gun he would hsv
made beef of this blooied animal, bu
= now he would not take any price f